by Rich Cruz | Jun 10, 2026 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, I-O Psychology, Leadership, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety
Rich Cruz and Ben Kleinman just had their latest article, “Short-Circuit Change Resistance to Power Up Adoption,” published by ATD. It tackles something we run into constantly: people resist change, and leaders almost always misread what that resistance is...
by Rich Cruz | May 6, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Change Management, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources, Leadership, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety
Download a printable version of this Hermie the HR Hermit Crab Cartoon. Panel 1: Kat: Alright boys, time to meet your new “colleague,” HAMMIE-2000. Non-bearded gerbil: What the heck is that? Whiskers: You’re bringing in a robot? Panel 2: Kat: Yep, a robot....
by Rich Cruz | Nov 18, 2025 | Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Ethics, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Mental Health, Psychological Safety
Download a print-ready PDF of this cartoon. Panel 1: Hermie is in front of a whiteboard that says, “Onboarding: Day 1” addressing three new hamsters. “Our Workplace is a safe space where we support each other… …and value different opinions, even when...
by Rich Cruz | Oct 30, 2025 | Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Human Resources Management, I-O Psychology, Leadership, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety, Workplace, Workplace Culture
Download a printable PDF of this Cartoon by clicking here. When Your Team Feels More Undead Than Alive If your team groans at the sound of “Let’s have another quick status meeting,” you might not end up leading a productive meeting… you might be summoning the...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 13, 2025 | Change Management, Ethics, I-O Psychology, Management and Leadership, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety, Workplace, Workplace Culture
AI Changes Tasks, Not People As someone who uses AI tools daily – from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity to CoPilot, Consensus, and beyond – I see firsthand how these technologies reshape our work. I also teach as an adjunct professor who stands in front of...
by Rich Cruz | May 28, 2025 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab, Management and Leadership, Mental Health, Organizational Development, Psychological Safety
Click to download a print-friendly PDF of this cartoon. On May 27, 2025, we recorded our 64th episode of the Harmonious Workplaces Podcast, featuring the remarkable Mary Pat Kochenash. We’ll release this transformative episode on Monday, June 2, 2025. As a...
